Francisco 'Paco' Montañés Claverías (born 8 October 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.
 Montañés playing for Espanyol in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Montañés Claverías | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Castellón, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Castellón | |||
| 1998–2004 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Barcelona C | 22 | (6) |
| 2004–2006 | Barcelona B | 47 | (0) |
| 2006 | Barcelona | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Villarreal B | 44 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Ontinyent | 21 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Alcorcón | 75 | (16) |
| 2012–2014 | Zaragoza | 74 | (9) |
| 2014–2017 | Espanyol | 32 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Levante (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Tenerife | 35 | (0) |
| Total | 373 | (37) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spain U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | Spain U23 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Castellón de la Plana, Castellón, Valencian Community, Montañés started his senior career in the reserve teams of FC Barcelona.[1] He made his debut for the first team on 13 May 2006, playing the last 20 minutes of a 3–2 away loss against Sevilla FC.[2] He then moved to the lower leagues, with Villarreal CF B and Ontinyent CF.[3]
In August 2010, Montañés joined AD Alcorcón, promoted for the first time to the Segunda División.[4] He rarely missed a game during his two-year spell as the club always retained its league status, and scored nine goals in his second season.[5]
Montañés returned to La Liga with Real Zaragoza, signing a four-year contract on 5 July 2012.[6] He made his official debut on 20 August, featuring the entire 0–1 home defeat to Real Valladolid.[7]
Montañés scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 10 November 2012, his team's second in the 5–3 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña.[8] He started in all league matches during the campaign, as the Aragonese were relegated.
On 28 July 2014, Montañés returned to the top tier after agreeing to a four-year deal with RCD Espanyol.[9] On 12 August 2016, he was loaned to Levante UD in a season-long deal.[10]
On 17 August 2017, free agent Montañés signed a two-year contract with division two side CD Tenerife.[11]
Personal life
editIn 2010, before he made his debut in the top division and thinking this was not a possibility anymore, Montañés contemplated quitting football and becoming a fireman, as his father before him.[12] Nothing came of it eventually.
Honours
editBarcelona
Levante
Spain U23
References
edit- ^ "Debe ser el número 23" [Must be number 23] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ FC Sevilla 3–2 Barcelona; ESPN Soccernet, 13 May 2006
- ^ "Zaragoza, la 'otra sucursal' de La Masía" [Zaragoza, the 'other affiliate' of La Masía] (in Spanish). Deia. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ Francisco Montañés y Fernando Sales, nuevos refuerzos del Alcorcón (Francisco Montañés and Fernando Sales, new Alcorcón additions); Marca, 5 August 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ "El informe: Paco Montañés" [The report: Paco Montañés] (in Spanish). Vavel. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ Acuerdo para la incorporación de Francisco Montañés (Agreement for addition of Francisco Montañés); Real Zaragoza, 5 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Newboys Valladolid stun Zaragoza; ESPN Soccernet, 20 August 2012
- ^ "Zaragoza edge eight goal thriller". ESPN FC. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Principi d’acord amb el Zaragoza per Álvaro i Montañés (Early agreement with Zaragoza for Álvaro and Montañés) Archived 2014-11-04 at the Wayback Machine; RCD Espanyol, 28 July 2014 (in Catalan)
- ^ Acuerdo entre el Levante U.D. y el R.C.D. Espanyol para la cesión de Montañés por una temporada con opción de compra (Agreement between Levante U.D. and R.C.D. Espanyol for the loan of Montañés for one season with a buyout clause); Levante UD, 12 August 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Paco Montañés, nuevo refuerzo del CD Tenerife (Paco Montañés, new addition of CD Tenerife); CD Tenerife, 17 August 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ El fútbol ganó al bombero (Football defeated fireman); Marca, 26 September 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Mediterranean Games 2005 (Spain)". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
External links
edit
- Francisco Montañés at BDFutbol
- Francisco Montañés at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Francisco Montañés at Soccerway